Plants Are Living Things—Feed Them! 
Insecticides, Fungicides and Other Pest Controls, continued 
ROOT-FORMING CHEMICALS 
Rootone. Dust your seeds, bulbs, and cuttings 
before planting with Rootone and you will be 
insured of a better flower by providing better 
roots. 2-oz. jar $1.00; 1-Ib. can $5.00. 
Transplantone. Vitamin hormone stimulant for 
rooted plants. 3-oz. can $1.00; 1-Ib. can $4.00. 
FERTILIZERS FOR THE 
LAWN AND GARDEN 
Adco. Used for quick rotting of vegetable refuse, 
grass clippings, etc., making a clean, odorless 
manure. 20 Ibs. $3.50. 
Activo. Makes a rich, activated fertilizer from waste 
leaves, garbage, grass, chaff, corncobs, etc. No 
manure required. 
No. 25 size for up to 3 tons waste $7.00. 
No. 50 size for up to 6 tons waste $12.00. 
Agrivita. Organic chicken fertilizer. 50 Ibs. $2.00; 
100 Ibs. $3.50. 
Aluminum Sulphate. Used to make soils acid 
5 Ibs. 60c; 10 Ibs. 85c; 25 Ibs. $1.50; 100 Ibs. $5.00° 
Ammonium Sulphate. 20% Ammonia. Use 1 to 
2 Ibs. per 100 sq. ft. 25 Ibs. $3.00; 100 Ibs. $9.00. 
Bonemeal, Raw. An all-purpose fertilizer used on 
long growing plants. 100 Ibs. $8.00. 
Bovung. A pure dehydrated cow manure, free from 
dirt or live weed seeds. 50 Ibs. $2. 70; 100 Ibs. 
$5.00; 500 Ibs. $22.00. 
Clay’s. The original fertilizer for all horticultural 
purposes. Clay’s is composed of natural products, 
carefully converted into active agents for diffusing 
life-giving properties to the soil. 28 Ibs. $4.25; 
56 Ibs. $8.00; 112 Ibs. $14.00. 
Carnation Food. This fine manure invigorates 
the root action, strengthens the stem, intensifies 
the color and adds lasting quality to carnation 
blooms. 100 Ibs. $8.50. 
Greens and Fairways. 10-6-4. This is the best 
seller for golf course and Jawn use. A perfectly 
balanced feeding ration for golf courses and Jawns 
makes it the ideal mixture for growing thick 
velvety Jawns with lively color and long-lasting 
beauty. 100 Ibs. $6.00. 
Hyponex Plant Food. A teaspoonful makes a 
gallon of liquid plant food. Develops sturdy 
growth regardless of poorness of soil. Lb. $1.00; 
25 Ibs. $15.00; 100 Ibs. $40.00. 
Hygro Plant Food. Keeps plants healthy and 
productive as an all-season fertilizer. 20 ozs. 
ts .10; 10 Ibs. $6.50; 2-Ib. jar with applicator 
2.50. 
Liqua-Vita. a liquid plant food containing three 
major plant foods, plus Vitamin Bi, plant hor- 
mones, and nine secondary plant foods. It is as 
safe on small seedlings as on Jarge plants. One- 
half ounce to one gallon is the maximum concen- 
tration. Gal. $4.00. 
All Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 
Lime, Hydrated. Use 5 Ibs. per 100 sq. ft. to 
correct soil acidity. 50 Ibs. $1.25; 100 Ibs. $2.00; 
500 Ibs. $9.50. 
Limestone, Pulverized. 80 Ibs. for 1000 sq. ft. 
For making soils alkaline nothing is safer than 
oe 80 Ibs. $1.00; 5 bags $5.00; 10 bags 
Michigan Peat. Should be incorporated into the 
soil when possible. Since Michigan Peat is in 
itself the ideal medium for plant growth, you 
Pe use too much. Ready to use. 100 Ibs., 
Mum Food. Prepared according to an English 
formula in use for more than 60 years. Supplies 
every element necessary for growing show 
blooms. 8 Ibs. per 100 sq. ft. of bench surface 
when used as a top dressing. 100 Ibs. $8.50. 
Nitrate of Soda. 16% Nitrogen. Used for forcing 
Ae aae plants, etc. 50 Ibs. $5.50; 100 Ibs. 
Salt, Agricultural. Used upon asparagus beds for 
keeping down weeds. Will kill weeds on walks 
and roads. 50 Ibs. $1.75; 100 Ibs. $2.75. 
Sheep Manure. A general natural dry fertilizer, 
used mostly for flowers and lawns. 100 Ibs. $5.25. 
Sacco Plant Food. The finest of fertilizers, a 
combined soil rectifier and growth producer 
for use on lawns, shrubs, flowers, trees, potted 
plants and vegetables. It is a well-balanced 
preparation containing all the feeding elements 
essential to the perfect growth and develop- 
ment of all plants. 4-12-4. Buy it, try it. 
25-Ib. bag $1.50; 50 Ibs. (case) $2.75; 100-Ib. 
bag $4.25. 
5-10-5 Fertilizer. 5% Nitrogen, 10% Phosphoric 
Acid, 5% Potash. A very good fertilizer for 
flowers and vegetables. 100 Ibs. $4.00. 
Superphosphate (20 percent). A very high-grade 
phosphate. Apply 750 Ibs. per acre. 100 Ibs. $2.50; 
500 Ibs. $4.50. 
Wood Ashes. 21% Ibs. per 100 sq. ft. Wood ashes 
are valued for their potash, which is an essential 
element to all plants. 25 Ibs. $1.25; 50 Ibs. $2.00; 
100 Ibs. $3.50; 200-Ib. bbl. $6.00. 
Floralife. A nourishing, sterilizing mixture which 
retards wilting. Supplies nourishment to blos- 
soms; expands their size. Pkt. 10c; 30-qt. size 
can (1. 3 Ibs. net) $1.00; 100-qt. size can (4 Ibs. 
net) $3.00; 250-qt. size drum (10 Ibs. net) $5.00. 
AEROSOLS 
Edco Aerosol Bombs 
Formula No. 153-5%, Tetravapor. Used in large 
houses where red spider is the major problem. 
Repeat 4 times at 3-day intervals for cleanup. 
Effective against most aphids and mealy bugs. 
Gas mask essential. Contents $6.50. Deposit on 
cylinder $3.75. 
Formula No. 178-10% Parathion. Most effective 
bomb formula. Will kill nearly all insects. Study 
and ‘use all precautions: gas mask is essential. 
Contents $8.00. Deposit on cylinder $3.75. 
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